Friday, October 17, 2014

Enfoque #17 - Translate
1. Where are you from? I am from Norwalk.
2. I like to spend time with some friends.
3. I have a friend (girl) and a friend (boy).
4. He has some books too.
5. But, today is Friday, and it is a good morning.
-Correct WB pgs 26-28
-Notes: Pg 66 - Adj/Noun Agreement
-Practice pg. 67
HW: WB pgs 30-31

Friday, October 10, 2014

Sp I CP
-Enfoque #13 - Write an e-mail to a penpal from Mexico. Talk about yourself and describe things you like and don’t like to do. Talk also about the activities you like to do with your friends. First, fill out the chart to organize the details you would like to include. Now write the e-mail to your penpal. Make sure to:
• introduce yourself
• tell where you are from
• use the information in the chart to write about the things you like and don’t like to do for each of the categories given
-Leer: Vocabulario 1.2 pgs 56-57
HW: Scavenger Hunt #4 + Visual Flashcards for Vocab 1.2 pg. 75 - Next 16 words (like yesterday's assignment)

Get a template on Edline if you'd like or just fold the paper the old fashioned way: Start with a square piece of paper, fold it in half, then leaving the first fold, Fold in half again (you now have 4 square regions) fold in half again (8 rectangles),then fold in half one more time (you have 16 squares),

unfold and then cut your paper in half, each half has 8 equal squares.

What's on the test?
Vocab from pg. 51
Spain – Basic info from PPT
Subject Pronouns
Ser
Gustar
Culture from 1.1 - Latinos in US (Miami, San Antonio)
Don't forget to check out the resources on Classzone.com. They have flashcards, videos, games, and @Home Tutor which has practice tests and more!

Friday, October 3, 2014

Your
goal is to find and document some of the Spanish that is all around us on
packaging, on signs, in stores/restaurants and more. Your job is to find
something with Spanish words on it. You may either take a picture of it (if you
see it while you’re at the store or at a restaurant etc) and print it out or cut
a piece off of packaging, or out of a magazine/newspaper/etc. Then you need to
paste it in your composition book and do the following activities:

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Sp I CP
-Enfoque # 8 - Translate:
1.José, what do you like to do?
2. Señora Marcroft, do you like to read?
3. I am from Norwalk, where are you from?
4. What is his name and where is he from?
5. My name is Maria and it is nice to meet you.
6. Today is Thursday, the 2nd of October.
-Correct HW: WB pgs 7-9, WS Tarea 1.1 - 2
HW: Worksheet Tarea 1.1-1

2. Ser Activity –Work with a partner (or by themselves; a third person is okay if there are odd #s), have them cut the three different colored slips into small boxes. Make 11 sentences with them. Each sentence will have one of each colored card. Glue them onto a piece of notebook paper with their names on top.

3. Flash Cards -Work (quietly) on flash cards for 10-15 mins. If they don’t have supplies they can use some of the flash cards on my desk. They can cut them small (like 3 or 4 cards per piece) to get more words per card. They should use page 51 and they need to do all of the words.

HW: Finish your flashcards for pg. 51 + Scavenger Hunt #2 (see below)

Weekly Spanish Scavenger Hunt/Word Search

Your goal is to find and document some of the Spanish that is all around us on packaging, on signs, in stores/restaurants and more. Your job is to find something with Spanish words on it. You may either take a picture of it (if you see it while you’re at the store or at a restaurant etc) and print it out or cut a piece off of packaging, or out of a magazine/newspaper/etc. Then you need to paste it in your composition book and do the following activities:

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Sp I CP-Enfoque # 4 - You have volunteered to mentor a new student in your school. Write a short note to the student. Make sure to:• include an appropriate greeting• introduce yourself• ask how he or she is doing• tell where you are from• give your phone number-Unit Opener 1.1 pgs 28-29-Leer: Vocabulario 1.1 pgs 32-33-Act 1, 2 pg. 34HW: WB pgs 1-3

Your
goal is to find and document some of the Spanish that is all around us on
packaging, on signs, in stores/restaurants and more. Your job is to find
something with Spanish words on it. You may either take a picture of it (if you
see it while you’re at the store or at a restaurant etc) and print it out or cut
a piece off of packaging, or out of a magazine/newspaper/etc. Then you need to
paste it in your composition book and do the following activities:

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Sp I CP
-Review with vocabulary flashcards
-Act 19 pg. 19 (write it down and then say it with a friend)
-Notes: Soy de + place pgs 12-13
-Classroom Vocabulary pgs. 20-21
HW: Study flashcards and put your binder together for the notebook check tomorrow!

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Sp I CP
- Getting to know your book (activity)
-Go over vocab and what to know for the quiz (I give you the English word and you have to write the Spanish word; spelling counts!)
-Weather pg. 20
HW: URB Leccion Preliminar pgs 18-19
Vocab Quiz L.P. #1 - Top half of page 25 (see image below)

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Sp IIHOral Exam Testing in class
-While you are not testing you should be working on the final exam review worksheets (four pages total) that I gave you. These are due on Friday. If you lost one they are available in PDF form on edline.net.

Friday, 6/13 we will be turning in books during class. If you forget your book or would prefer to turn it in later that is fine. Make sure you turn it in by the end of next week (6/20) to avoid fines.

Period 1 Final and Binder Check - Monday, 6/16
Period 5 Final and Binder Check - Wednesday, 6/18

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Sp II Honors
Oral “Practice” for Level III – Add risk taking
1. Tell your friend that it’s important that he recycle…
2. Tell your friends that hopefully you get an A on a test…
3. Tell your mom that it’s not true that there is contamination at school…
4.Tell your sister that it’s bad that she arrives late to school...
-Review Preterite vs. Imperfect
-Review Common Mistakes PPT
HW: STUDY FOR WRITTEN FINAL TOMORROW!

Wednesday el 28 de mayo
Enfoque #46– Translate
1. The doctor asked the public for help to improve her doctor's office.
2. Can you take these tools to those carpenters?
3. I hope that the businessmen have already gotten dressed for the gala.
4. José, buy me some new pencils please, but don't buy me pens.
5. We will put on our boots now because it is beginning to rain.
-Review Present Perfect (not in book) PPT
HW: None

Monday, May 26, 2014

Enfoque #43 1. He earns a living as an engineer.
2. The scuba diver always discovered many fish in the sea.
3. Scientists hope that they can improve our lives and discover cures.
4. Would you like to be a lawyer or an architect?
5. The carpenter builds houses with wood.

Sp II H
Enfoque # 39 - Translate
1. It is true that we will volunteer for Leo’s Club.
2. It’s true that we will conserve water.
3. It’s not true that we have lots of hybrid vehicles in the world.
4. It is true that you will recycle cardboard and glass.
5. It’s not true that there are forest fires right now in the forest.
6.It’s true that contamination will damage the environment.
7. It’s true that it’s our responsibility to protect the world.
8. It’s not true that you pick up trash all the time.
-Vocab Quiz 8.1
-Review Subjunctive and Impersonal Expressions and begin HW in class URB 8.1 pgs 5-6
HW: Worksheet (URB 8.1 pgs 5-6)

miércoles, el 14 de mayo
-Enfoque #38-Translate
1. Hopefully the world conserves the natural resources.
2. It is good to be responsible and it is not good that people damage the ozone layer.
3. It is bad that we don’t recycle cans, glass and cardboard.
4. It’s extremely important that we breathe clean air.
5. I hope that you have worked as a volunteer before.
-Correct WB pgs 347-349
Apuntes: The Future Tense p.g 451 (irregulars)
HW: WB pgs 350-352

jueves, el 15 de mayo

Sp II H

Study Day/ Google Chromebook exploration

Since more than half of our class is taking an AP test we explored on the Chromebooks.

HW: Same as yesterday! WB pgs 350-352 due on Friday; don't forget the vocab quiz on Friday 8.1

Friday, May 2, 2014

Enfoque #34- Translate:
1. I am the most generous (one) in class.
2. He is the most shy teammate on the team.
3. Are they least or the most patient in their families?
4. Hopefully you have been the most sincere person in your interview.
5. The best thing is that we get along well.
Correct WB 324-236
Leer- Telehistoria pgs. 393, 398, 403
Mirar - Telehistoria
HW: WS URB 7.2 pgs 19-20

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Enfoque #32- Enfoque #32 - TRANSLATE:
1. I am shorter than my friends.
2. The boys are stronger than the girls.
3. Do you like to play soccer more than basketball?
4. We are younger than all of our teachers.
5. This class is better than my other classes (ja ja ja).
6. He is less excited about the exam than she is because she has studied.
-Correct WB pgs 321-323
-Practice Comparatives
-Begin Long Form Possessive Adjectives (p. 394) and review short form
HW: WS URB 7.2 pgs 19-20

Monday, April 14, 2014

Sp II Honors
Enfoque #30- TRANSLATE:
1. I don’t have the necessary money for the tickets.
2. We need to walk through the park in order to get to the baseball field.
3. It’s bad that the theater is closed in the morning.
4. It’s preferable that we go to the theater.
5. We’re going to be in the theater for Romeo and Juliet for 5 hours.
-Correct WS
-Correct Book work 386-387 (2-5)
HW: WB pgs 309, 315, 314 + Bring WB pg. 306 for listening practice tomorrow